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Joseph Lister Hill, (sculpture). Artist:  Rocchi, Gualberto, 1914- , sculptor. Title:  Joseph Lister Hill, (sculpture). Dates:  1969. Relocated May 1985. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble with a cast iron border. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 1 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 6 in. x 6 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 4 in. Inscription:  (On proper right shoulder:) ROCCI (sic) 1969 (On border of base:) JOSEPH LISTER HILL/1894-1984/U. S. CONGRESS/1923-1938/U. S. SENATE/1938-1969 signed Description:  Bust of Joseph Lister Hill is installed on a rectangular pedestal with a border around the top. The figure wears a suit and tie. Subject:  Portrait male -- Hill, Lister -- Bust Occupation -- Political -- Congressman Occupation -- Political -- Senator Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Montgomery Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Alabama, Alabama Historical Commission, Department of Finance, 468 South Perry Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36130 Located Alabama State Capitol, Corner of Bainbridge Avenue & Monroe Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36130 Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Hubbard, Henrietta Hill, 3346 Stratford Lane, Montgomery, Alabama 36111 1969-1985. Remarks:  This bust was in the collection of Henrietta Hill Hubbard from 1969-1985. It is one of two casts done by visiting Italian sculptor Rocchi. (The other bust is at the Lister Hill Library, University of Alabama at Birmingham.) Joseph Lister Hill was a member of the U.S. Congress from 1923-1938, and member of the U.S. Senate from 1938-1969. IAS files contain a related article from the Montgomery Advertiser/Journal, Nov. 18, 1992. IAS files also contain correspondence regarding improper cleaning of bust in 1979. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS AL000336   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AL000336 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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